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Canary

Canary

20027.00h 26m

Overview

Mika Katagiri wants her band to perform at the upcoming local festival. However, complications arise. Their keyboardist, Jun, refuses to play, and their stage has been cancelled. Refusing to give up, Mika and her band strive to find a way to play at the festival, using any means necessary.

Directed by Keitaro Motonaga
Produced by Naruhito Yamazaki
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Top Cast

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Mai Hoshino (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Madoka Otowa (voice)

Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai

Mika Katagiri (voice)

Taiki Matsuno

Taiki Matsuno

Yōhei Hozumi (voice)

Yukiko Mannaka

Yukiko Mannaka

Ayana Saeki (voice)

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Akio Takahashi

Ryōta Sugiyama (voice)

Kouki Harasawa

Kouki Harasawa

Yūji Yahagi (voice)

Kumiko Nishihara

Kumiko Nishihara

Sena Yahagi (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Eri Hozumi (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Megumi Chigasaki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

high schoolconcertcoming of ageteenage romance

About Canary

Canary is a romance, music, animation film released in 2002 exploring themes of high school, concert, coming of age, teenage romance. Directed by Keitaro Motonaga, it stars Chiwa Saito, Yui Horie, Mika Kanai. Mika Katagiri wants her band to perform at the upcoming local festival. However, complications arise. Their keyboardist, Jun, refuses to play, and their stage has been cancelled. Refusing to give up, Mika and her band strive to find a way to play at the festival, using any means necessary.

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